Routledge - Obesity, Eating Disorders and the Media Book

Explore the complex connection between media representation and health perceptions with Obesity, Eating Disorders and the Media by Routledge. This book examines how news, print, online, and television media frame obesity and eating disorders. It investigates how these different representations relate to one another and how media outlets choose which scientific findings and policy decisions to report to the public. By using a multi-disciplinary approach, this work offers new perspectives on how media framings shape our understanding of body image and health. The text analyzes common themes of abjection and alarm that link the reporting of obesity and eating disorders. This is an essential resource for readers interested in how media influence social perceptions of health and scientific communication.